Director, Vendor Data Governance & Quality

About the Role

As the Director of Vendor Data Governance and Quality, you will be responsible for defining and executing the vendor data governance strategy. You will lead efforts to ensure vendor data is reliable, accurate, secure, and consistently managed throughout the vendor lifecycle. Working closely with leaders across Vendor Management, Risk, Finance, Technology, and Operations, you will establish a culture of data stewardship and deliver trusted, certified vendor data that enables better decisions and drives business value.

Fidelity will not provide immigration sponsorship for this position.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the vendor data governance strategy.
• Ensure vendor data is reliable, accurate, secure, and consistently managed throughout the vendor lifecycle.
• Collaborate with leaders across Vendor Management, Risk, Finance, Technology, and Operations to establish a culture of data stewardship.
• Develop and implement data governance frameworks.
• Create data quality programs, scorecards, key metrics, controls, and remediation processes.
• Lead Master Data Management (MDM) or data governance transformation initiatives.

Qualifications

• MBA, Data Analytics, Information Systems, Finance, Supply Chain Management, or related disciplines.
• Experience in Data Governance, Data Management, Master Data Management (MDM), Procurement, Vendor Management, Quality Assurance, or related fields.
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing governance programs and cross-functional teams.
• Proven success crafting and implementing data governance frameworks.
• Strong understanding of procurement operations, supplier lifecycle management, vendor onboarding, sourcing, contracting, and third-party risk management.
• Experience developing data quality programs, scorecards, important metrics, controls, and remediation processes.
• Experience working with ERP, procurement, and supplier management platforms such as SAP, Ariba, Oracle, Workday, or similar technologies.
• Familiarity with data governance frameworks.

Skills

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
• Excellent executive communication, collaborator management, and influencing skills.

About the Team

The team delivers insights through advanced analytics, visualization, and data storytelling in support of Vendor Management’s objectives, including cost savings, risk mitigation, process efficiency, and execution of key initiatives. The Director, Vendor Data Governance and Quality will establish a new data governance program with a focus on improving data quality to strengthen the impact and reliability of insights produced by the team.

Schedule

Fidelity is transitioning to a full-time onsite working model through a phased rollout across regions and roles. Currently, some roles and locations require 100% onsite presence, while others require less. Onsite expectations are likely to evolve as the rollout continues. This transition does not apply to fully remote roles.